Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-13
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Regular Correspondence OF lNrnlL,auucuR.
COLUMBIA, August lS.--At the adjourned
meeting OF council to b held within . short
time, the matter Of lighting the streets viii
be considered. For the past two years the
Columbia Electric Light and Power CON-
pany have hsd the CONTRAST and the streets
were we'll lighted. Their contract will ex-
pirs on the first Of October, and the company
are again bidderA The Columbia Gas com
pany are also bidders having presented their
proposal st the last meeting OF council Tho
system Of lighting to be adopted forms the
main topic Of fcouversatiou. Many people favor
the present system OF illumination, while
others are in support Of gas. For the beneht
Of all, the following proposals. are printed,
aud the estimated cost Of each system The
Columbia gss company will furnish 100 or
moro lamps-six feet burnerA from dark to
midnight, at &l2 50 per lamp; oil night every
dark night, go per lamp every night In
the year &2S yer lamp. For au additional
sum Of Is per lamp per year the company
will repair and keep in repair all lamps now
in position and put In new lamps wherever
required all the lamps to be the prop psrty Of
the borough at the end Of the con-
tract The company estimates that about
Ito lamps will be required to put .
lamp ct each corner aud in the centre Of each
important square. BY accepting this pro-
posal the cost would be - follows per year
ITO lamps from dark to midnight every dark
night at $3.50 per lamp, &l,375; oil night
every dark night at go per lamp s22oO
every night In the year at $25 per lamp
$3.50. For the lamps to to re-
paired and kept in repair and to
become the property OF the borough st the
end OF the contract ct $50 per lamp, to be
hs,r i0u M tnhf In, hn 10 =,
will be necessary to employ two men to
light these lamps which at cost OF about el
per night for each man, would amount to
$720 per year. This amount sdded TO the
cost Of lighting the streets every dark night
and the borough to own the lamps would be
g, 40
The Electric Light company propose 70
renew their contract for one year, on the
same condition, at $9aS3Is psr lamp or for
three years st $50 per lamp. The town IL
now lighted by 80 electric lights at cost OF
e93 S3l per lamp which amounts to & sOC
per year, and the same number ct 500 Q year
would be $2,70O.
sunday in the Churches.
Rev. C. Price, OF the Lancaster Church OF
God, will exchange pulpits with Rev. c. d.
RisheL
Rev. william Beach will preach In the
U0lt6O bfetnr6u C0urCn on sunday. The
morning subject will be "Happy are Thy
servants" For the evening "Blscksmith." +"
Tue Trinity Reformed church will be closed
on Sunday on account OF the sickness OF
Rev. J. II. Psnnebecker, the pastor.
Rev. John Wherry will preach In the Pres.
byterian church on Sunday morning ct 1890.
No evening service.
Another Man Irjured While Coupiine
Frederick Ellnsker, employed at the st,
Charles furnsce, Was coupling car this morn.
ing and had bis right thumb mashed by
being caught between two cars. DR.. Linea.
weaver amputsted the thumb st the firs
joint
On next Tuesday evening . sciopsicou ex
hibition will be given In the Church OF God
by Rev. G. d, Rishel.
Dr.. W. 8. Bruner and family, OF Altoona
arc visiting DR.. d. l. Bruner, on Soutl
Second street
Mr.. w. NJ. Schrsm il on Q visit to friend
In Ridgwsy.
Mr.. and Mn. Charles McCloskey, OF Tiog,
county, left town yesterday, after visit tc
| friends In town.
Mrs. Blsnton c. Welsh, OF Fort Buiord
Dakota, is visiting Mr.. A. E. Welsh, OF
| Chestnut street
Two brick houses on Perry street, below
Third, are being erected by Mr. Joseph
Tyson, and are nearing completion.
The row OF three brick houses ct Third and
Perry streets, are rapidly being finished.
Samuel Hinkle and Philip Hoover returned
this morning from q trip to Atlantic Citv